Trio arrested in violent assault of man in North End

MIDDLETOWN >> Three Middletown men were arrested Wednesday night after assaulting a man on Pearl Street, police said.

Kevin Hazel, 38, of 710 Main St., Yaamal Jackson, 18, of 163 Cynthia Lane, and Tailan Moscaritolo, 33, of 31 Grand St., were charged with inciting to riot, third-degree assault and breach of peace after the incident.

Police were called to the area after receiving a third call about a large group of men fighting, according to the report. The trio was arrested after ambushing a man at his home at 211 Pearl St. around 9:56 p.m. and hitting him in the head with a beer bottle, police say. Once the man fell to the ground, the men continued to kick him until they heard police sirens and dispersed, police said.